How To Use Boxing Mouth Guard

An important aspect of any sport is safety.  In this video, we are given instructions on how to properly use and insert a boxing mouth guard either when sparring, in a match, or simply practicing. Enlarge

How To Use Boxing Mouth Guard

An important aspect of any sport is safety. In this video, we are given instructions on how to properly use and insert a boxing mouth guard either when sparring, in a match, or simply practicing.

Hi, I'm Simon from Box Smart. I'm an Amateur Boxing Association qualified boxing tutor. Today, I'm going to go through some boxing techniques with you.

For more information visit our site, Boxing-Classes dot net. This is how to use a boxing mouth guard. There are loads of different ranges of boxing mouth guards, and particularly any mouth guards out there at the moment being a cheap version like this, which is called a boil and bite going to the upper mouth guards, that can range from.

this was a pound, or it can go up to 80, 90, possibly more for a typical one that molds completely to your whole jaw.

Now, when you use the boil and bite mouth guards, you literally do what it says on the tin. You would put the mouth guard that's brand new into boiling water, which obviously sterilizes it first, and then you would put the mouth guard in your mouth and bite. Normally, you have to bite for about thirty seconds.

So, when I put the mouth guard in, this is already been molded to my mouth. I'm going to put the mouth guard into my mouth, and then make sure it's underneath, on top of my gums here and under my lip and then I'm going to bite down on it afterward. So, from here, in, over, and then bite down.

There. That's how safely to put a mouth guard in. When you're using the mouth guard, it's really important that you bite down the whole time.

The reason you do this is so that your jaw is in a fixed position. When you're in a fight situation, the last thing you want is your jaw to be hanging around ready to be hit. So, that's how to put a boxing mouth guard in.

Again in here, under, and bite down. That's how to put a boxing mouth guard in. You would also possibly use these when you're doing your conditioning, so that one, you get used to having a mouth guard in your mouth, and two it's obviously harder to breathe when you've got a mouth guard in, breathing in and out when you're throwing your shots.

So, as you put your mouth guard in, then breathing, obviously it becomes more challenging. So, there, as you breathe out through your mouth there. So again, these are used as a safety aspect.

You should always, always use a mouth guard when you're sparring but they can be used when you're in other drill situations, so that you get used to having the mouth guard in your mouth. That's how to safely put in a boxing mouth guard. .